Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
Kiersten Rankel
Kiersten lives in New Orleans, LA and graduated with her masters degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Tulane University in 2019.
She has conducted or assisted on research studies covering trees such as the bald cypress, swamp maple, and water tupelo, as well as important marsh grasses including Juncus, Spartina, and Phragmites.
Kiersten is a certified Louisiana Master Naturalist and regularly volunteers with local community gardens and nonprofits to help restore critical ecosystems along the Gulf Coast.
About Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in abundant sunlight ☀ and should be less than 3 feet from a window.
Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Colocasia 'Bikini-Tini'
Colocasia
Araceae
Alismatales
How to care for Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
How often to water your Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
every 9
Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini in your home
a window
Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Spider mites? My kids got me this beautiful plant for mother's day.
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Soooo are these plants always dramatic?!? Why does one leaf die when a new one grows? Also this plant attracts a lot of gnats (seen on the yellow sticky)
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What do I need to do to save just planted it in the ground #Taro
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Hi all, what on earth is happening?! I see no bugs or baddies but it keeps sagging its leaves… many thanks!
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Okaaaayyy Mr. Hamilton. What can I do to make sure this one is successful?!?
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I just got this guy today as a gift! Can yall tell me all the pros and cons 👀
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I have teeny tiny little black bugs on the bottom side of the terra leaf and it’s starting to turn brown and yellow at the edges of the leaf. How do you get rid of these little bugs? They’re also leaving webs. #Taro
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Why is he yellow now ? Please help me I just got this beautiful plant Please help I dont know what is wrong . I just got him #yellowleaves help
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Lil North West Boy is adapting well in Cape Town. Surprised me with a new leaf and everything! #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner
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This plant flew home with me today. Soil from my grandmother’s garden, roots intact. I named him Lutterloh — after the farm he comes from. He crossed provinces. He crossed time. He carries a place that raised people who raised me. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #PlantID
Care Summary for Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
Elephant Ear Bikini-Tini
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
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